Full Description
This volume brings together respected scholars to examine the intersections of race, justice, and activism in direct relation to the teaching and learning of critical literacy. The text includes examples of student activism from across the United States, questions to help guide discussions, and artifacts from students and educators.
Contributors:
Arlene Alvarado
BernNadette T. Best-Green
Maneka D. Brooks
Tanja Burkhard
Tamara Butler
Gerald Campano
Limarys Caraballo
Matthew Deroo
María Paula Ghiso
Frianna Gultom
Valerie Kinloch
Brenda Krishanwongso
Lindsey Lichtenberger
Jamila Lyiscott
Danny C. Martinez
Johnny Merry
Ijeoma E. Ononuju
Leigh Patel
Carlotta Penn
Jenell Igeleke Penn
Grace Player
Detra Price-Dennis
Elaine Richardson
Sina Saeedi
Donja Thomas
Vaughn Watson
Contents
Contents
Foreword Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Race, Justice, and Activism in Literacy Instruction: An Introduction 1
Valerie Kinloch, Tanja Burkhard, and Carlotta Penn
Part I Overview 11
Carlotta Penn
1. Generations of Fugitive Literacy Teacher Education and Activism 13
Leigh Patel
2. "What Happens Here Can Change the World": Preparing Literacy Teachers in the Digital Age 23
Detra Price-Dennis
3. Students Developing Critical Language and Literacy Perspectives 35
Ijeoma E. Ononuju, BernNadette T. Best-Green, and Danny C. Martinez
4. Rethinking Curriculum and Pedagogy in Schools: Critical Literacies and Epistemologies in Theory and Practice 53
Limarys Caraballo and Lindsey Lichtenberger
5. Arlene's Actionist Work: A Case Study of Writing and Self-Activism 71
Maneka D. Brooks and Arlene M. Alvarado6. Pardon This Disruption: Cultivating Revolutionary Civics Through World Humanities 91
Tamara Butler, Jenell Igeleke Penn, and Johnny Merry
Poetic Musings: Remembering Our Black Youth/Our Black Lives 107
Carlotta Penn, Valerie Kinloch, and Tanja Burkhard
Part II Overview 109
Tanja Burkhard
7. One Love, One Heart 111
Donja Thomas
8. The Politics of Ratchetness: Exploring Race, Literacies, and Social Justice with Black Youth 131
Jamila Lyiscott
9. A Black Lives Matter and Critical Race Theory-Informed Critique of Code-Switching Pedagogy 147
Sina Saeedi and Elaine Richardson
10. Multiliteracies Toward Justice in Literacy Teaching and Research 163
Vaughn W. M. Watson, Matthew R. Deroo, and Erik Skogsberg
11. Braiding Stories Toward a Common Cause: Coalitional Inquiry as Activism 181
María Paula Ghiso, Gerald Campano, Grace Player, Brenda Krishanwongso, and Frianna Gultom
Poetic Musings: Where Do We Go from Here? 201
Tanja Burkhard, Carlotta Penn, and Valerie Kinloch
Not a Conclusion: Keeping Focused on Race, Justice, and Activism in Literacy Instruction 203
Valerie Kinloch
About the Editors and the Contributors 205
Index 207
